Grace Szeja

LCSW

Florida

Compassionate, creative social worker helping you move forward

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At a glance

Credentials

LCSW

License

LCSW, Florida / SW15586; LCSW, Arizona / LCSW-21902; LCSW, California / 122605

NPI

1407461296

Experience

10 years

Languages

English

Location

Florida

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

1. • Client-centered care
   • Creative art techniques
   • CBT and DBT tools

   About Grace

   Grace Szeja is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience. She uses she/her pronouns and welcomes conversations from people across different identities. Grace aims to help people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure about next steps in life.

   Grace draws on time spent working in hospital settings and experience with many ages and concerns. She meets people with warmth and respect and listens for what matters most to each person. Her background in the fine arts also informs a creative way of working that some clients find helpful.

   Therapy with Grace often blends client-centered listening with practical tools. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies alongside expressive arts techniques like drawing, journaling, sand tray, clay, and zendoodling. Sessions focus on building new thinking habits, expanding coping skills, and noticing internal and external resources.

   Common concerns she supports include stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, relationship questions, career issues, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and challenges tied to identity and life transitions. Additional focuses include attachment and family of origin issues, guilt and shame, emptiness, and finding life purpose.

   Grace describes therapy as a place to practice making yourself a priority and to try living in ways that feel more authentic. Outside work she enjoys gardening, distance running, hiking, and time with her cats and rabbits. Her style is compassionate, direct, and occasionally playful.

2. Approaches that guide online sessions

   Motivational Interviewing focuses on helping people find their own reasons for change and build motivation step by step; it is useful for making life changes and clarifying goals. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of relating and how early bonds affect current relationships, which can help with issues like abandonment, attachment struggles, and family of origin concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and following the person's lead so sessions feel collaborative and respectful.
   
   Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will work together with the client to figure out which methods fit best for their goals, needs, and comfort level. That may mean starting with gentle listening, adding motivational techniques, or trying skills from CBT and DBT alongside creative exercises.
   
   The practical benefits of online therapy can make it easier to fit care into everyday life. Online sessions can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and make it simpler to continue work while relocating or traveling. Because the profile does not list specific session formats, confirm current session options before booking so you know what to expect.

4. Areas of expertise

   Primary focus

   Stress, AnxietySelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

   Also works with

   LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

   Additional focus areas

   AbandonmentAttachment issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesGuilt and shameLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveYoung adult issues

   Therapeutic approaches

   Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

   Experience

   10+ years

   Listed in

   Florida, Arizona, California

   Languages

   English

5. Frequently asked questions

   What concerns does she help with?

   Grace supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and career challenges, mood disorders including bipolar, ADHD, and many identity-related concerns including LGBT issues.

   How would you describe her therapeutic style?

   She uses a client-centered approach that combines close listening with practical skills work. Sessions often include creative exercises alongside CBT and DBT methods to build coping skills and change unhelpful patterns.

   What is her professional background?

   She has ten years of clinical experience and has worked in hospital settings with a wide age range of clients. Her earlier career as a fine artist also shapes the use of expressive methods in therapy.

   Which credentials and location apply to this therapist?

   She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed as a CA LCSW and AZ LCSW. She practices from Florida.

   Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

   Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

   What session formats are offered?

   The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

   How does payment and cost work?

   Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

   How do I begin working with her?

   Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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